




Ergonomic on-board computer for telematics, ticketing and boarding control, enabling quicker, intuitive ticket sales.
The design of the almex.optima cl is clean and unfussy. But the on-board computer has more to offer than its attractive appearance. The hardware is designed to cater precisely for the needs of driver and passenger alike. The compact ticket printer fits perfectly in the driver's working area, while the passenger will find that the operating elements are positioned perfectly in terms of ergonomics. This makes the ticket sale easier and more efficient for both driver and passenger. Incidentally, for its exemplary ergonomic design the ticket printer was awarded the coveted Universal Design Award.
The almex.optima cl is equipped for the future of E-Ticketing. The on-board computer can work with any current standard: VDV-KA, ITSO and Calypso as well as the Almex card scheme ACS. There is an option to add a 2D barcode imager, a money card function and a semi-automatic payment counter controlled by the ticket printer.
Applications overview
Fields of application
Optional
| Driver Interface | Bright, vertically ±15° adjustable 213 mm (8,4") VGA or 259 mm (10,2") WSVGA colour touch screen, automatic brightness adjustment |
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| Passenger Interface | Reflective and white backlit graphic customer display, 98 mm x 26 mm, free configurable character height, traffic light indicator for ticket status |
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| Printer | Customized ticket design up to 82.5 mm paper width, 80–140 gm², 80 mm roll diameter |
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| 200 dpi thermal graphical printer | |
| Ticket print speed: up to 250 mm/s | |
| Optional format control | |
| Integrated cutter |
| Interfaces/options | RS 232, RS 422, RS 485, IBIS (ma/sl), Almex-Highway |
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| Ethernet | |
| Digital I/0 | |
| Optional WLAN 802.11g, GPRS/GSM, UMTS, GPS | |
| almex.smartfare interface | |
| Integrated chip card reader with or without contact (RFID) | |
| RFID card standards: LEGIC®, ISO 14443a/b, ISO 15693 | |
| Integrated ISO7816 high-speed SAM reader with up to 6 slots, 5/3/1.8 V |
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| Contactless driver card reader with card locking |
| Case | Compact ergonomic design using high quality plastic |
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| Colour RAL 7046, RAL 9005 | |
| IP 54 |
| Maße (in mm) | Footprint 232 x 255 (W x D), height 205 |
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| Base plate | Mechanical raster catch, lockable |
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| Operating voltage | 24–42 VDC |
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| Accessories | Vehicle antennas |
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| WLAN | |
| Vehicle cash counter, optional with ultraviolet banknote detector, illuminated change presenter, electromechanic locking |
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| almex.smartfare validator for contactless cards |
| Licences | E-Certificate for vehicle installation |
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| VDV core application | |
| ITSO |

“As we have been very satisfied with the performance of their devices and the service, we also opted for telematics system made by Höft & Wessel,” says Hermann Thien, a senior general manager with Bentheimer Eisenbahn about the fitting of their buses with the almex.optima cl